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Pagpalit

English

purchase / buyingnoun / related verb

Alternative meanings: purchase
buying
act of buying
acquisition
to buy
to purchase
shopping
Pronunciation: pag-PAH-lit
Root and affixes: Pagpalit is formed with pag- plus the root palit. Palit means to buy; pagpalit names the action or process of buying.
Variants or conjugations: pagpalit = purchase / act of buying
palit = to buy / purchase
mopalit = will buy / going to buy
nagpalit = is buying / recently bought
nipalit = bought
gipalit = was bought
paliton = will be bought / buy a specific thing
paliti = buy for someone
Related words and expressions: baligya = to sell / sale
presyo = price
bili = value / cost
kwarta = money
tindahan = store
merkado = market
bayad = payment
Meaning and usage notes: Use pagpalit when you mean the purchase as an action or process. Use palit or mopalit when you mean to buy as a verb.

buybuyingmoneypricepurchaseshoppingstore

Example 1

Ang pagpalit og pagkaon importante karon.

Buying food is important today.

Example 2

Mopalit ko og kape unya.

I will buy coffee later.

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Kabalaka

Basic Vocabulary Body & Health Ideas & Abstract Concepts

English

worry / concernnoun

Alternative meanings: worry; concern; anxiety; mental uneasiness; fear or concern about something; source of concern
Pronunciation: kah-bah-LAH-kah
Root and affixes: From balaka, to worry or be concerned. Kabalaka names worry or anxiety; mabalaka means to become worried or concerned; nabalaka means worried.
Variants or conjugations: kabalaka; balaka; mabalaka; nabalaka; gikabalak-an; mabalak-on; mga kabalaka
Related words and expressions: kahadlok = fear; kaguol = sadness or distress; problema = problem; hunahuna = thought; pasidaan = warning; kalinaw = peace or calm
Meaning and usage notes: Kabalaka can mean everyday concern or anxiety. For deeper sadness or emotional distress, kaguol may sound stronger. For direct fear, kahadlok is more specific.

anxietyconcernsource of concernto worryuneasinessworry

Example 1

Naa koy kabalaka bahin niini.

I have a concern about this.

Example 2

Ayaw kabalaka, naa ra ko diri.

Do not worry, I am here.

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Sintuma

Basic Vocabulary Food & Drink Ideas & Abstract Concepts

English

symptomnoun

Alternative meanings: symptom
sign of an illness
sensation or bodily change associated with a health problem
indication
manifestation of a medical condition
Pronunciation: sin-TOO-mah
Root and affixes: Medical loanword used in Cebuano. Sintomas also appears for symptoms in plural or in modern medical conversation.
Variants or conjugations: sintuma = symptom
sintomas = symptoms
sintoma = Spanish-influenced variant
timailhan = sign or indication
senyales = signs
balatian = ailment or condition, depending on context
Related words and expressions: sakit = illness / pain
hilanat = fever
ubo = cough
sip-on = cold / runny nose
doktor = doctor
ospital = hospital
tambal = medicine
Meaning and usage notes: Use sintuma for one symptom and sintomas for several symptoms. In medical conversation, a common question is: Unsa ang imong sintomas? For a non-medical sign or indication, timailhan may sound more natural.

doctorhealthillnessmedicinepainsignsymptomsymptoms

Example 1

Unsa ang imong sintuma?

What is your symptom?

Example 2

Ang hilanat usa ka sintuma sa sakit.

Fever is a symptom of illness.

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kalooy

Basic Vocabulary Ideas & Abstract Concepts

English

pity; compassion; sadnessnoun

Alternative meanings: A feeling of sadness, compassion, or pity for someone or a situation.
Pronunciation: kah-LOH-oy
Root and affixes: Related to looy, to feel pity or compassion. Kalooy names that feeling.
Variants or conjugations: looy; kalooy; maluoy; kaulaw
Related words and expressions: sadness; shame; feeling; heart; help
Meaning and usage notes: For pena meaning pity or sadness, use kalooy. For pena meaning embarrassment or shame, use kaulaw.

compassionemotionnounpitysadnessshame

Example 1

Naluoy ko niya.

I felt sorry for him or her.

Example 2

Ayaw kaulaw pagsulti.

Do not be embarrassed to speak.

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Samad

Actions & States Basic Vocabulary Body & Health

English

injury / wound / lesionnoun / verb

Alternative meanings: injury
wound
lesion
cut
laceration
physical damage
emotional wound
Pronunciation: SAH-mahd
Root and affixes: Samad is the root for wound or injury. Forms like nasamad or samdan express becoming injured, wounded, or hurt.
Variants or conjugations: samad = injury / wound / cut
nasamad = got injured / got wounded
samdan = injured / wounded
kadaot = damage / harm / general injury
sakit = pain / illness / hurt
sisi = laceration / long tear
Related words and expressions: sakit = pain / illness
dugo = blood
lawas = body
tambal = medicine / remedy
kadaot = damage / harm
hapdos = stinging pain
Meaning and usage notes: Use samad for a visible physical injury or wound. For general damage or harm, kadaot may fit better. For pain without a visible wound, use sakit.

bodycutdamagehealthinjurylesionwound

Example 1

Naa koy samad sa akong kamot.

I have an injury or wound on my hand.

Example 2

Nasamad siya sa aksidente.

He/She was injured in the accident.

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Tukma

Actions & States Ideas & Abstract Concepts Qualities & Descriptions

English

to specify; precise; exact; accurateadjective / verb

Alternative meanings: precise; exact; correct; suitable; to make something correspond or specify accurately
Pronunciation: TOOK-mah
Root and affixes: Root: tukma. Useful forms: mitukma, coincided or was exact; nagkatukma, coincided; ipahitukma, to make something correspond or fit.
Variants or conjugations: mitukma; nagkatukma; ipahitukma; kinahanglan; klarohon
Related words and expressions: clear; correct; match; measure; need
Meaning and usage notes: Choose by meaning: if it means exact or suitable, use tukma; if it means to need, use kinahanglan; if it means to clarify or specify, use klarohon or ipatin-aw depending on context.

specify, precise, exact

Example 1

Kinahanglan og tukma nga tubag.

A precise answer is needed.

Example 2

Tukma ang imong gisulti.

What you said is accurate.

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Kurat

Actions & States Basic Vocabulary Body & Health Ideas & Abstract Concepts

English

to surprise; to startle; shockverb / noun depending on context

Alternative meanings: to surprise
to startle
to suddenly frighten
to cause surprise or shock
startle or sudden reaction
to be surprised, depending on verb form
Pronunciation: KOO-raht
Root and affixes: Root: kurat. With pa- it forms pakurat, to surprise or startle someone; with na-/hi- it appears as nakurat or hikuratan, to be surprised or startled.
Variants or conjugations: kurat = surprise / startle / shock
pakurat = to surprise or startle someone
nakurat = got surprised / was startled
hikuratan = was surprised or startled
kahikurat = strong surprise / shock
sorpresa = surprise, borrowed form in some contexts
Related words and expressions: kalit = sudden / suddenly
hadlok = fear
grabeng sorpresa = big surprise
emosyon = emotion
wonder = amazement
sorpresa = surprise
Meaning and usage notes: Use kurat when the surprise feels like a startle, scare, shock, or sudden unexpected reaction. For a pleasant surprise, sorpresa may also be used. For positive amazement without fear, the best word can depend on context, including expressions like nahibulong or grabe.

astonishemotionfrightenscareshockstartlesurpriseunexpected

Example 1

Nakurat ko sa kalit nga tingog.

I was startled by the sudden sound.

Example 2

Gipakuratan nila ko og birthday party.

They surprised me with a birthday party.

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Hulga

Government, Politics & Law Ideas & Abstract Concepts Society & Community

English

threatnoun / verb

Alternative meanings: threat; menace; warning of harm; intimidation; to threaten; to pose a danger
Pronunciation: HOOL-gah
Root and affixes: Root: hulga. As a noun it means threat; as a verb it can mean to threaten or to pose a threat. Related forms include hulgaa, threaten someone, and gihulga, was threatened.
Variants or conjugations: hulga; hulgà; hulgaa; gihulga; mahulga; hulgaon; mga hulga; huga; talhog; bahad
Related words and expressions: peligro = danger; delikado = dangerous; kahadlok = fear; pasidaan = warning; pagpanghadlok = intimidation; seguridad = security
Meaning and usage notes: Hulga can be a direct threat from a person or a situation that poses danger. For a neutral warning, pasidaan may be more natural. For intimidation, pagpanghadlok may fit better.

dangerintimidationriskthreatthreatenwarning

Example 1

Giseryoso sa kapolisan ang hulga.

The police took the threat seriously.

Example 2

Ayaw paghimo og hulga.

Do not make a threat.

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bidyo

Art, Culture & Entertainment Basic Vocabulary Technology & Information

English

video; visual recordingnoun

Alternative meanings: An audiovisual recording or content that shows moving images, usually with sound.
Pronunciation: BID-yoh
Root and affixes: Borrowed/adapted from video. In everyday writing, it may also appear as video.
Variants or conjugations: bidyo; video; bideo
Related words and expressions: photo; camera; movie; watch; internet
Meaning and usage notes: Used for phone videos, internet videos, social media, classes, or entertainment.

entertainmentnounrecordingtechnologyvideo

Example 1

Tan-awa ang bidyo nga akong gipadala.

Watch the video I sent you.

Example 2

Naghimo siya og bidyo para sa klase.

He or she made a video for class.

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Utlanan

Basic Vocabulary Government, Politics & Law Ideas & Abstract Concepts Places & Geography Society & Community

English

border / boundarynoun

Alternative meanings: border
boundary
limit
edge
borderline
dividing line
territorial boundary
Pronunciation: oot-LAH-nan
Root and affixes: Utlanan is related to the idea of a limit or the point where something ends. It can be used for physical, territorial, or figurative limits.
Variants or conjugations: utlanan = border / boundary / limit
pag-utlan = delimitation / act of limiting
daplin = edge / margin / side
limite = limit, modern loanword
frontera = frontier or border, loanword in some modern contexts
Related words and expressions: daplin = edge / margin
dalan = road / street
yuta = land / soil
teritoryo = territory
nasod = country / nation
limitar = to limit
Meaning and usage notes: Use utlanan for border or boundary in a general sense. For the edge of an object or surface, daplin may sound more natural.

borderboundarycountryedgegeographylimitterritory

Example 1

Asa ang utlanan sa inyong yuta?

Where is the boundary of your land?

Example 2

Duol ang lungsod sa utlanan.

The town is near the border.

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Takdo

Actions & States Basic Vocabulary Ideas & Abstract Concepts

English

to coincide; to match; to fit; to correspond; to agreeverb / adjective

Alternative meanings: to coincide; to match; to fit; to correspond; to be in agreement or alignment
Pronunciation: TAHK-doh
Root and affixes: Root: takdo. Useful forms: mitakdo, coincided; nagkatakdo, coincided or matched with each other; itakdo, to make something match.
Variants or conjugations: mitakdo; nagkatakdo; itakdo; mouyon; uyon
Related words and expressions: correct; same; agree; understanding; time
Meaning and usage notes: Takdo works for coincide as match, correspond, or fit. If you mean agreeing with an opinion, mouyon or uyon may sound more direct: to agree.

coincide, match, agree

Example 1

Nagkatakdo ang among mga plano.

Our plans coincided.

Example 2

Mutakdo ba kini sa imong ideya?

Does this match your idea?

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binabaye

Basic Vocabulary People & Relationships Qualities & Descriptions

English

feminine; female; for womenadjective

Alternative meanings: Related to women, the feminine, or qualities associated with femininity.
Pronunciation: bee-nah-BAH-yeh
Root and affixes: Related to babaye, woman. Binabaye expresses something feminine or associated with women.
Variants or conjugations: babaye; binabaye; pambabaye; feminine
Related words and expressions: woman; male; gender; people; style
Meaning and usage notes: For woman, use babaye; for feminine as an adjective, binabaye or pambabaye may fit depending on context.

adjectivefemalefemininegenderwoman

Example 1

Binabaye ang estilo sa disenyo.

The design style is feminine.

Example 2

Pambabaye kini nga sapatos.

These shoes are for women.

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